Field of 64: Official NCAA Baseball Tournament bracket revealed
Selection Monday has finally arrived. On Monday, the full NCAA Tournament bracket and Field of 64 was officially released.
On Sunday evening, the 16 regional host sites were announced. They didn’t come without controversy, as Arizona and East Carolina were the two biggest surprises in the top 16. Teams such as Mississippi State, Duke, Indiana State, Dallas Baptist and others were on the outside looking in on the hosting line, despite there being arguments for all of them.
Ultimately, there were more than 16 teams that deserved to host a regional. RPI did not seem to matter as much as overall resumes, and that mindset had an interesting impact throughout the complete bracket.
Here is how the full NCAA Tournament bracket and Field of 64 looks. Regionals will get underway on Friday and will be played through Sunday or Monday in a double elimination format.
*denotes automatic qualifier
Knoxville Regional
1. Tennessee (1)*2. Southern Miss*3. Indiana4. Northern Kentucky*
In a field that has been full of controversy on the hosting line alone, Tennessee stands at the top as the unquestioned No. 1 overall seed. The Vols won a share of the regular season SEC title and went on to win the conference tournament.
Greenville Regional
1. East Carolina (16)2. Wake Forest3. VCU*4. Evansville*
Not many expected East Carolina to host a regional, but they are bringing postseason baseball back to Greenville. The Pirates have a series win over North Carolina, in addition to midweek wins over NC State, UNC Wilmington and others. ECU also sits at No. 2 in non-conference RPI.
Norman Regional
1. Oklahoma (9)2. Duke*3. UConn4. Oral Roberts*
Despite being No. 14 in RPI, Oklahoma has been viewed highly in the hosting picture. The Sooners went 23-7 in Big 12 play during the regular season and won the regular season title, and fell to Oklahoma State in the conference tournament championship.
Tallahassee Regional
1. Florida State (8)2. Alabama3. UCF4. Stetson*
Florida State went 17-12 during ACC play in the regular season and was in contention for a top eight seed all year long. The Seminoles then went on a run in the ACC Tournament before falling just short of the title by falling to Duke in the championship game.
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